Concours musical international de Montréal - II
Tuesdays in November
Stingray Classica continues its series of broadcasts from the Piano Edition of the Concours musical international de Montréal 2021 (CMIM) on Tuesday evenings throughout November. Earlier this year, 27 of the world’s finest young pianists took part in the 19th edition of the CMIM, which was organized online and recorded in over a dozen cities worldwide. The 27 pianists compete in two rounds. Out of the semi-final, eight competitors perform a final round recital.
CMIM Piano 2021 - Semi-final: Yeontaek Oh
Tuesday, November 2 | 21:00
Yeontaek Oh (South Korea, 1992) performs Ludwig van Beethoven’s Andante grazioso con moto in F major, WoO 57, 'Andante Favori', Ferruccio Busoni’s Toccata, BV 287, Preludio, Fantasia, and Ciaccona, and Robert Schumann’s Humoreske in B-flat major, Op. 20, during the semi-finals of the 2021 Piano Edition of the Concours musical international de Montréal (CMIM). This performance was recorded at the Concert Hall of Seoul National University in South Korea.
CMIM Piano 2021 - Semi-final: Su Yeon Kim
Tuesday, November 2 | 21:45
Su Yeon Kim (South Korea, 1994) performs J. S. Bach’s Italian Concerto, BWV 971 (Concerto nach Italienischem Gusto), Frédéric Chopin’s Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52, Nocturne No. 2 in F-sharp minor, Op. 48, Scherzo No. 3 in C-sharp minor, Op. 39, and Sergei Prokofiev’s Sonata No. 3 in A-minor, Op. 28, during the semi-finals of the 2021 Piano Edition of the Concours musical international de Montréal (CMIM). This performance was recorded at the Neuer Konzertsaal FAL of the Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien, Austria.
CMIM Piano 2021 - Semi-final: Francesco Granata
Tuesday, November 9 | 21:00
Francesco Granata (Italy, 1998) performs J. S. Bach’s Prelude and Fugue in F minor, BWV 857, Maurice Ravel’s Miroirs, M. 43, and Guido Agosti’s transcription of three movements from Stravinsky’s The Firebird (Infernal Dance of King Kashchei, Lullaby, and Finale), during the semi-finals of the 2021 Piano Edition of the Concours musical international de Montréal (CMIM). This performance was recorded at Teatro Sociale Villani in Biella, Italy.
CMIM Piano 2021 - Semi-final: Joon Yoon
Tuesday, November 9 | 21:50
Joon Yoon (South Korea, 1993) performs Isang Yun’s Fünf Stücke für Klavier, J.S. Bach’s Prelude and Fugue in C minor, BWV 847, François Couperin’s Les ombres errantes (25th Ordre, Book 4), Earl Wild’s ‘Embraceable You’ from Seven Virtuoso Etudes after Gershwin, Couperin’s Les Tricoteuses (23rd Ordre, Book 4), and Maurice Ravel’s Le tombeau de Couperin, M. 68, during the semi-finals of the 2021 Piano Edition of the Concours musical international de Montréal (CMIM). This performance was recorded at Konzertsaal Joachim of the Universität der Künste Berlin, Germany.
CMIM Piano 2021 - Semi-final: Zhu Wang
Tuesday, November 16 | 21:00
Zhu Wang (China, 1997) performs Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Sonata in B-flat major, K.281, Béla Bartók’s Three Rondos on Slovak Folk Tunes, Sz. 84, BB 92, and Roberts Schumann’s Humoreske in B-flat major, Op. 20, during the semi-finals of the 2021 Piano Edition of the Concours musical international de Montréal (CMIM). This performance was recorded at Merkin Hall of Kaufman Music Center in New York, NY, USA.
CMIM Piano 2021 - Semi-final: Ji-Hyang Gwak
Tuesday, November 16 | 21:45
Ji-Hyang Gwak (South Korea, 1991) performs Carl Vine’s Piano Sonate No. 1, J.S. Bach’s Ricercar in three voices from The Musical Offering, BWV 1079, Franz Schubert’s Piece No. 2 in E-flat major (Drei Klavierstücke, Op. posth., D. 946), and Franz Liszt’s Les jeux d’eau à la villa d’Este (Années de pèlerinage, Third year, S. 163), during the semi-finals of the 2021 Piano Edition of the Concours musical international de Montréal (CMIM). This performance was recorded at Britton Recital Hall at University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
CMIM Piano 2021 - Semi-final: L. Sanchez-Werner
Tuesday, November 23 | 21:00
Llewellyn Sanchez-Werner (USA, 1996) performs Meredith Monk’s Ellis Island (version for solo piano), J.S. Bach’s Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue, BWV 903, Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Appassionato in E-flat minor, Op. 39 No. 5 (Études-Tableaux), and Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111, during the semi-finals of the 2021 Piano Edition of the Concours musical international de Montréal (CMIM). This performance was recorded at Merkin Hall of Kaufman Music Center in New York, NY, USA.
CMIM Piano 2021 - Semi-final: Chaeyoung Park
Tuesday, November 23 | 21:45
Chaeyoung Park (South Korea, 1997) performs Joseph Haydn’s Piano Sonata in B-flat major (Hob. XVI.41), Béla Bartók's Out of Doors, SZ 81, BB 89, and Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 36 (1931 version), during the semi-finals of the 2021 Piano Edition of the Concours musical international de Montréal (CMIM). This performance was recorded at the 1900 Building in Mission Woods, USA.
CMIM Piano 2021 - Semi-final: Kevin Ahfat
Tuesday, November 30 | 21:00
Kevin Ahfat (Canada, 1994) performs Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Nine Variations on a Minuet by Duport, K. 573, Alban Berg's Piano Sonata, Op. 1, Robert Schumann’s Kinderszenen, Op. 15, and Alberto Ginastera’s Danzas Argentinas, Op. 2, during the semi-finals of the 2021 Piano Edition of the Concours musical international de Montréal (CMIM). This performance was recorded at Maison symphonique, Place des arts, in Montréal, QC, Canada.
CMIM Piano 2021 - Semi-final: Cristian Sandrin
Tuesday, November 30 | 21:50
Cristian Sandrin (Romania, 1993) performs J.S. Bach’s Goldberg Variations, BWV 988, during the semi-finals of the 2021 Piano Edition of the Concours musical international de Montréal (CMIM). This performance was recorded at the Burgess Recital Hall of the Royal Academy of Music in London, United Kingdom.